The nights are getting longer and the kids are back at school with the summer holidays feeling like a distant memory. Don’t worry – this autumn, the region is cooking up a fantastic array of events to look forward to within reach of North Cornwall. With Halloween and Bonfire Night, there will be many seasonal […]
In case your children haven’t reminded you, the summer holidays are upon us! There’s always a great selection of family friendly events taking place in the North Cornwall & Devon area, and 2016 is no exception. Here is our schedule of the highlights – 21 great events to keep you and your family entertained! If […]
Young or old, animal lovers who visit our region are unlikely to be disappointed. North Cornwall has some great little attractions where wildlife is the star of the show. Monkeys and meerkats, donkeys and deer, and utterly adorable otters – read on to explore the animal attractions of the area! The Tamar Valley Donkey Park […]
Wow – what an amazing summer we have lined up for 2017! There is usually a great range of events throughout July and August but this year looks to be particularly promising. Carnivals, music festivals, concerts, model trains, cider, ice-cream, and agricultural shows galore – there really is something for everyone. What tickles your fancy? […]
This year couldn’t be going much better for us, as we were recently notified that we had been given a Customer Choice award for our performance in 2016. This award was given to us by our agents Cottages.com and represents consistently high reviews of 9.5 stars and above. We are thrilled that our guests are […]
What a month we’ve had! On the 1st May, we were selected by Theo Paphitis as a winner of Small Business Sunday – the week afterwards, we were chosen by BrightPig as their Business of the Week – and today we learned that one of our cottages has received a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor. […]
Local visitor attractions always put on their own events for the school holidays, but May half-term promises to be fantastic this year, with over a dozen events due to take place in the region. Two food festivals, two steam rallies, choir concerts, flowers and fayres – there’ll be something for everyone! If we’ve missed something, […]
We are delighted to announce that on May Day bank holiday, business guru Theo Paphitis (previously seen on Dragon’s Den) selected Tamar Valley Cottages to be a winner of Small Business Sunday. Tamar Valley Cottages is one of a handful of businesses in Cornwall to ever be given this award, and we are now part […]
2017 is going to be a fantastic year for music lovers in North Cornwall. Did you know world-famous acts will be taking to local stages over the next few months? From Van Morrison to Rag’n’Bone Man, Lulu to Clean Bandit – there will be something for everyone! There are also some wonderful small-scale festivals for […]
Here in the rural upper reaches of the Tamar Valley we are very proud of our distinctive wildlife. Last year we were pleased to be part of an initiative from the Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat project through which we borrowed a bat detector. The results were more than a little surprising! The bat detecting devices […]